The Nevada volleyball team defeated Idaho in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament Thursday afternoon at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M. The fourth-seeded Wolf Pack (16-10) won in four games over the fifth-seeded Vandals (13-15) to move on to Friday’s semifinal match with defending champ Hawaii.

Senior Editor Garrett Hylton reviews the teams in the WAC Volleyball tournament.

Allison Hernandez is best when she is diving on the volleyball court and leading her fellow defenders. “She is a fiery competitor,” Ron Grove, Hernadez’s Roseville High School coach, said. “Her success at Nevada is not surprising. She was always a fantastic player.” Since moving from outside hitter to libero, Hernandez has established herself as a vital defensive presence. She has led Nevada in digs 23 of the Pack’s 24 games this season. Her 4.87 digs per game is third best in the Western Athletic Conference.

Nevada enters the WAC Tournament as the fourth seed and will face Idaho on Thursday at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M. The winner will probably face the host and second-seeded New Mexico State Aggies. The Wolf Pack split with the Vandals during the regular season and lost both matches to NMSU.

With the 9-7 score favoring Nevada in Saturday night’s fifth game against San Jose State, senior Teal Ericson yelled to her teammates, “This is where we fight.” The Wolf Pack went 2-1 in its second-to-last week of regular season play, and as the seniors played their last two career home games, fighting was a common theme for the week.

A friend’s beach birthday party in the summer of 1999 exposed Teal Ericson to a sport she would come to love almost as much as family. The idea didn’t cross her mind that she would later go on to play in a premier club, become a high school standout and earn a full-ride scholarship to the University of Nevada, Reno.

Nevada volleyball players, combined with alumni, played a pick-up game at the Virginia Street Gym. Nevada volleyball coach Devin Scruggs started the tradition 11 years ago.

Senior defender develops into hard worker

The Nevada volleyball team went 1-1 on the weekend as it played on the road against No. 18 New Mexico State Thursday night and Louisiana Tech Saturday night.

The Nevada volleyball team returned to Virginia Street Gym last week after spending three weeks on the road. The Wolf Pack won both games 3-0, pulling into a tie for third overall in the Western Athletic Conference.

Nevada won 30-26 against Fresno State Thursday. The game was just the second time all season that Nevada won with a lower attack percentage than its opponent.

Hawaii proved to the Nevada volleyball team why it is No. 12 in the country Friday. The Wolf Pack was never able to compete with Hawaii, as Nevada was blanked 3-0 with the scores 30-13, 30-25 and 30-19.

It was the most important non-conference match of the season for Nevada volleyball. The Wolf Pack was playing No. 21 California in 2005 when starting setter Tristin Johnson left the game due to injury.

The Nevada volleyball team will take its season-long winning streak to Hawaii when it faces the Rainbow Wahine Friday night. The Wolf Pack (4-2 Western Athletic Conference, 7-6) won its third match in a row Saturday after defeating San Jose State in straight sets and sweeping Fresno State Thursday in California.

Karly Sipherd, senior outside hitter, is known as the “thug” of the team according to head coach Devin Scruggs. “She is a brute,” Scruggs said. “Whenever we need a kill or a side-out, we just toss it up for her.”

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